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Explain five results of the migration of the Cushites into Kenya during the pre-colonial period

Explain five results of the migration of the Cushites into Kenya during the pre-colonial period

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samuel
i) The Cushites came with their own livestock and so ended livestock farming in areas they where settled

ii) Their settlement led to increased rivalry and ownership of land

iii) Some Cushites who had been converted to Islam spread religion in the areas where they settled,

iv) The Cushites attacked the Eastern Bantu Communities who had settled at Shungwaya, and forced them to move to their present homeland in Kenya

v) The Cushites intermarried with the communities they found hence increase of population,

vi) Trade developed between the Cushites and the communities they came into contact with

For example they exchanged livestock products such as milk and butter with the Bantu in return they obtained grains from Bantu

vii) The Bantu borrowed some of their cultural practice eg circumcision, iron making,

viii) Cushites acquired mixed farming from the Bantu
lemass answered the question on March 19, 2019 at 06:53

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